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originally posted by: lizardghost
a reply to: lizardghost
the owner being God. the vineyard being earth. the tenants being humans.
what do you think about "Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more?
originally posted by: lizardghost
i feel that God is telling me somthing with this verse from the bible. will he destroy the wicked tenants of this planet and give the planet to others? possible others like aliens?? what do you think?
Luke 20:9-19English Standard Version (ESV)
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant[a] to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone’?
this part in particular is what im talking about . What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”
originally posted by: Blue Shift
Sounds like a lot of retconning to me. Sounds like a parable that was added to the text long after these events supposedly took place in order to appear to be some kind of prophecy. Of course, the other "vineyard" was Rome. So my guess is that somebody from Rome added the story to move the blessing of God from the Jews to the Romans. Constantine?
People in those days didn't have any concept of journalistic integrity or objectivity.
originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: lizardghost
Could be. The bible is very confusing and the main stay of quotes from it are usually not used in the correct context. Like turn the other cheek and no room in the inn.